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Computer running games, browsers and startup all slow

AshAddict

Posted 13 August 2017 - 05:52 PM

AshAddict

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Hey there guys, thanks for the help.

I've been having quite a bit of computer troubles lately, it started with what was believed to be a failing hard drive, I was experiencing constant blue screens. I took it into the shop because I am not very technical. They called, figured out it was the hard drive, and got a new one.

However when I returned home, I was still experiencing blue screens and browser crashes. Although not at the same rate. I had heard that this could be caused by a corrupted RAM stick or conflicting sticks. So I took one of my 8 GB sticks out. The problem had completely stopped, so I got another 8 GB ram online that was the same as the other one.

Lately however I am experiencing some major slow down on basically all fronts of my computer. It's slow to start when I either restart the computer or freshly start it. When I play games (typically EU4 (Europa Universalis IV) or Overwatch) they are much, much more slow than usual. It's impossible to not notice the difference, it is basically unplayable.

Here are my specs, everything I think might help, let me know if there is other data you need to make a complete analysis of my troubles:

I've tried checking my disk for any errors (none)I've tried seeing if my CPU is overheating (40 Celsius)I've tried turning every other application off and just running EU4 (will run at a snails pace, and consistently stutter) I would appreciate any other tests I can try and figure out what is plaguing my computer. It's frustrating because I've had these consistent problems for a while now even though I spent a good amount of money to put this computer together. Thanks for any tips or advice.